Saudi king sacks military chiefs
King Salman (C) acceded to the throne in 2015 Saudi Arabia has sacked its top military commanders, including the chief...
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Five Congolese refugees killed in Rwanda as police end food riot
The Congolese refugees were dispersed with teargas by Rwandan police after riot killed, injured many At least five Congolese refugees...
South Africa police station raid: Seven suspects shot dead
Wednesday's attack on a police station sparked national outrage to find the culprits Seven suspects accused of killing South African...
Ethiopia declares national state of emergency
Demonstrators celebrate the release of political prisoners in Adama, Oromia A national state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia...
South Africa’s President Zuma resigns
Zuma, who has been in power since 2009, faces numerous allegations of corruption South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has...
Opposition deny Tsvangirai is critically ill
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party is denying reports that its leader Morgan Tsvangirai is critically ill. Reports of his deteriorating condition...
South Africa’s ANC to hold urgent meeting on Zuma’s future
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will hold an urgent meeting on Monday to discuss President Jacob Zuma’s future...
Confusion as two contradictory statements on Buhari emerge from Babangida
The Nigerian media has been thrown into a state of confusion following two divergent statements credited to a former military dictator,...
Sole surviving Paris attacks suspect to face trial in Belgium
He is the mute survivor of the 10-man Islamic State cell that terrorised Paris in November 2015, refusing all pleas...
Kagame takes over AU leadership, commits to visa-free regime
The new African Union chairperson, Paul Kagame, has said that ‘Free Movement’ for Africans ‘is achievable in 2018’. Free Movement...
